The My Little Artist Playset by GUND is a sensory-rich toy for children to learn about our artistic world. This adorable set includes 4 plush art-themed toys with various textures, colors, and sounds, all neatly stored in a soft, painter’s tote. With a palette of sensory experiences and opportunities for pretend play, My Little Artist offers cognitive, language, and sensory learning benefits for babies toddlers.
The mini artist bear, paintbrush crinkle toy, paint tube squeaker toy, and crayon sound toy, each provide unique textures and sounds to engage your child’s senses. Each mini toy provides a rich tactile experience. These different textures (silky smooth, bumpy corduroy) help children explore, promoting sensory integration and allowing them to make sense of the physical world around them. Attaching words to these new sensations can build language skills too.
“Feel the bumpy paintbrush!” or “Listen to the empty paint tube. Looks like we need more paint!”
This helps children associate words with sensory experiences, expanding descriptive vocabulary.
Our littlest testers enjoyed taking the toys out of the soft paint tote and taking them out again. This understanding of “in-ness” demonstrates a child’s understanding of spatial awareness, which is usually mastered by 13 months. As children put each piece into the bag and take it out again, they build a sense of object permanence and spatial reasoning.
Pretend play with the My Little Artist set encourages early language development as children act out scenarios like painting and mixing colors. This type of play allows children to experiment with language, imitating real-life actions and using new vocabulary associated with art, like “brush,” “paint,” and “colors.” As they role-play, they also build narrative skills, stringing together simple phrases to describe what they’re doing or imagining.
Caregiver involvement can further enrich language learning. By narrating play events—such as saying, “You’re putting the paintbrush in the paint!” or “The palette has so many colors!”—caregivers model language, promoting expressive vocabulary growth.
The My Little Artist Playset by GUND supports sensory learning, language development, and cognitive skills in babies and toddlers. With its plush, art-themed pieces and opportunities for imaginative play, it fosters sensory exploration, spatial awareness, and early language development.
